Open AccessThe Experiences of Healthcare Professional Students about the Educational Impacts of Mobile Learning
Author(s) -
Hamid Reza Koohestani,
Seyed Kamran Soltani Arabshahi,
Fazlollah Ahmadi,
Nayereh Baghcheghi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the qualitative report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.335
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2160-3715
DOI - 10.46743/2160-3715/2019.3719
Subject(s) - psychology , health care , qualitative research , medical education , professional development , process (computing) , knowledge management , pedagogy , medicine , sociology , computer science , social science , economics , economic growth , operating system
The role of mobile devices in learning processes is growing rapidly and it is imperative to assess the effect of this technology. This paper explores the experience of healthcare professional students with regard to the educational impacts of mobile learning. We conducted a qualitative study using a conventional qualitative content analysis based on Graneheim and Lundman (2004) method to collect and analyze the experiences of 23 healthcare professional students. Two themes, each with subthemes, emerged from the findings: (1) perceived benefit in learning process, and (2) reflective self-assessment. The results revealed that mobile learning has a positive impact on both the process and the outcome of learning in healthcare professional students. Therefore, creating a supportive condition to promote mobile learning is recommended.